TALBOT TIMES
NEWSLETTER OF THE
ELGIN COUNTY BRANCH
ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN 0827-2816
VOLUME XII ISSUE THREE SEPT 1993
SURNAMES OF INTEREST
The members of the Elgin County Branch of O.G.S. are invited to send in FIVE (5)
SURNAMES, listing SURNAMES, GIVEN NAMES, TIME PERIOD, AREA OF INTEREST AND member’s name, address and #. Deadline is 31 Oct. 1993 with publication in early spring. There will be no cost to enter the limit of 5 surnames. The cost of this publication will be determined later.
SEND THEM IN NOW!!
Welcome Back!
Hello to all the members of the Elgin County O.G.S. I hope everyone has had a great summer holiday. There have been a number of visitors in the area doing family research, searching records and cemeteries. It has been a pleasure to help these people in any way. Our regular meetings resume in Sept and I hope to see you there.
Lloyd Smith, Chairman
Table of Contents
Poll List-Vienna 2
Poll List-S. Dorchester 3,4
Poll List-Aldborough 4
Poll List-Southwold 5.6
Future Meetings 6
Region 2 Meeting 6
Norfolklore ’93 6
Queries 7
Amherstburg Echo Records 8,9
Elgin Marriages 9
Origin of Family Names 10
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW POSTAL ADDRESS FOR THE BRANCH!!
LONDON & PORT STANLEY RAILWAY DEBENTURE VOTE
The following names have been extracted from documents in the Elgin County Clerks Papers. The poll lists for Vienna, South Dorchester, Aldborough and Southwold are printed this issue. The ones for St. Thomas, Dunwich and Bayham will be done next issue. No copy of the ones for Malahide and Yarmouth were found. [Jean Bircham]
Poll List – Vienna
Henry A. Gustin, presiding officer at the Poll held in the Municipality of Vienna for the purpose of approving or disapproving a proposed By-law to authorize the Municipal Council of the County of Elgin to issue debentures to the amount of L15,000 (payable in 20 years) and loan the same to the London & Port Stanley Railway Company, this 5th day of April 1856 – 5 o’clock pm. certify that the poll was opened and conducted until the close thereof in accordance with the true intent and meaning of the above referred to By-law and the number of Yeas none and the number of Nays 81.
H.A. Gustin, Reeve countersigned C. Smith for J.P. McDonald, clerk.
[Nay – 81 Yea – 0]
ABBOTT, Wm
ABARROW, John
ALEXANDER, John
ANDERSON, William
ATKINS, F W
AULT, John
BAILEY, Alexander
BALDWIN, Levi
BALL, Wm N
BLANFURD, Isaac
BOND, Henry Thomas
BOND, John Thomas
BRASHER, Samuel
CAULFIELD, Dr. Hans
CHUTE, Everett
COOK, Robt N
CRAWFORD, I M
(D)ILTMAN, Samuel
DOUGLASS, John
EAKINS, W H
EASTMAN, Samuel
EDISON, M R
EDISON, S 0
EDISON, Samuel
EDISON, Thomas
FILLMORE, George
FINCH, Thos
FORBES, James
GARNSEY, Samuel
GILBERT, Dr. H W
GLOVER, Edwin
GREEN, I B
HANVEY, W H
HARRIS, Elijah
HAWKESWORTH, Peter
HILTON, Peter
HUBBARD, John
JOHNSON, Cyrus
JOHNSON, John
LIGHT, John
LUTES, Robert
McCALLY, Robt
McCONNELL, Harding
McCRAE, Hector
McDERMAND, James
McKINNON, Jas A
McKNIGHT, I R
MARR, Alum
MARTIN, D F
MATHER, E J
NELLIS, Abraham
NEWCOMBE, Simon
OSTRANDER, John
PATTON, Andrew
PRICE, Elijah
RAMSEY, Wm
RAYMOND, Geo
READ, Henry
ROSS, Wm
ROY, James
SAUNDERS, E
SAXTON, Hatfield
SELLS, Hugh
SEYMORE, Joseph
SIMS, Richards SKINNER, Robert L
SMITH, B T
SMITH, Jacob
SOPER, Elias
SOPER, John
STEADMAN, John E
SUFFEL, George
TIMS, Wm B
TURK, William
UPHAM, Charles
VOGT, Henry
WALLINGTON, Edwin
WHELER, Orange M
WILDREN, Daniel
WRONG, J W
YOUNG, Robert
Poll List – South Dorchester
We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the votes at the close of the vote.
Jacob Cline, Chairman
Matthew Fullerton, Township Clerk
[No – 197 Yes – 0]
ADAMS, Elias
ADAMS, Reuben
ADDISON, James ADDISON, Peter
ADDISON, William
ALLEN, Aaron
ALLEN, Clerk
ALLEN, Jonah
ANDERSON, Charles D
APPLEFORD, George
APPLEFORD, Isaac
ATKINSON, Alexander
ATKINSON, Robert
BAKER, Michael
BALLAH, John
BALLAH, William
BELMORE, Thomas
BENTLY, George
BENTLY, Randall
BIGGARS, John
BIGGARS, Jonathan
BLAKE, John
BRADLEY, David K
BRAY, Thos B
BROOKS, Charles
BROWN, Calvin
BROWN, Robert
BRYCE, James
BUCK, Ephraim
BUCK, Jacob
BUCK, William
BURGESS, Rich’d
BURNS, George
CALBECK, William
CARSON, Calvin
CEASOR, Henry
CEASOR, Thomas CHARLTON, Peter
CLINE, Jacob
CLUNES, John
CLUNISS, Thomas
CLYNE, Nelson
COGHILL, Robert
COLE, Daniel
COLE, James
COLE, Mark
CONNELLY, Charles
CONNELLY, William
COOK, John
CORLESS, Branford
CORNILE, John
CORNWALL, Gabriel
COYLE, Alexander
COYLE, William
CROK, William
DANCE, Zedekiah
DAVY, John
DEACON, John
DEAN, Hiram
DELAMATER, Peter
DENCOW ?, Daniel
DENNIS, Joseph DEWAR , James
DULBIER ?, Samuel DUNN, John
ELLIOT, Andrew
EMERY, Hamilton
EMPY, Adam
FAUCETE, Simon
FERGUSON, Duncan
FERGUSON, John
FERGUSON, Peter
FINCH, David
FINCH, William C
FLEMMING, Robert
FOSTER, Joseph
FRASER, Kenneth
FULKER, John
FULLERTON, Matthew
FULLERTON, Richard Jr
FULLERTON, Richard Sr
GRAWBURG ,John
GRAWBURG, William
GUNN, John
HALL, Johp
HAMILTON, Delona
HARRINGTON, Abraham
HARRIS, Harvey
HEGLER, Christiein
HENNEKER, James
HILLIER, Jacob
HOOVER, Jonah
HORNBY, Abel
HOUGKINS, Marinus
HUTTON, John
JACKSON, Joseph
JOHNSON, Reuben
KENNEDY, Abraham
KENNEDY, Andrew
KENNEDY, Samuel
KENNEDY, Thomas R
KNEFF, Peter
KOYLE, Nelson
(LAMPLE), William
LANE, John
LANE, William
LAUR, John C
LAUR, Peter
LEARN, George
LEARN, Nelson
LEGG, George LEGG, Samuel
LEGG, Wm
LITTLE, William
MALLAVY ?, John
MANNING, Alpha
MARSHALL, John
MARTIN, William
MATTHEWS, Henery
McARTHUR, Daniel
McARTHUR, James
McARTHUR, John
McCOLLUM, Archibald
McCOLLUM, Duncan
McCRADY, Edwin R
McCRADY, James
McGREGOR, Thomas
McINTYRE, Archibald
McKENNY, Rodolphus
McLAUGHLIN, John
McMULLEN, James
McMULLEN, Peter
MCPHAIL, Duncan
MITCHELL, Archibald
MURDAUGH, Isaac
MURDAUGH, John Jr
NEFF, George
NEFF, Jacob
NEWTON, Thomas
NISBET, Joseph
NORTHROP, John B
ORRIS, William
OSBORN, James
PEPPER, William
PRICHARD, William
PRINDLE. Lockwood
PUTMAN, Peter SCOFFIN, John
SECORD, William
SHELL, Chris J
SHIRK, Benjamin
SHIRK, Henery
SHIRK, Isaac
SIMONS, Gilbert
SMITH, George F
SMITH, James
SMITH, Thomas J
STEWART, John Jr
STEWART, John Sr
STOKES, John
STOKES, Samuel
STOVER, Jacob
STOVER, Peter
TAYLOR, Angus
TAYLOR, Duncan
TAYLOR, George
TAYLOR, Neil
UDELL, George
VANSIZE, Joseph WALKER, John WALKER, Wuden?
WALSH, Thomas
WEAVER, Jesse
WEIR, Donald
WEIR, Duncan
WHALY, Samuel
WHYTE, Frederick
WHYTE, William
WILLIS, Benjamin
WILLIS, John
WILLIS, Isaac
WILLIS, Robert
WILLIS, William
WILSON, Abner
WILSON, William
WOOLLY, David
WOOLLY, George
WOOLLY, Henry
WOOLLY, Joseph
WOOLLY, Nelson
WRIGHT, William
YODER, John
YODER, Moses
YORK, Stephen
Poll List – Aldborough
George Munro, Township Clerk M McDougald, Reeve
[Nay – 47 Yea – 5]
CAHEL, James
CAMERON, Alex’r
CAMPBELL, Donald
COURTS, Jacob
FERGUSON, Colin
FERGUSON, John
GILLIS, Donald
GILLIS, Duncan
GILLIS, John G
HENRY, John HILL, George
INGLEHART, Joseph
KIRKPATRICK, Samuel
LIETCH, Duncan
McALPINE, Donald
McARTHUR, Arch’d
McCALLUM, Hugh
McCOLL, Duncan (2)
McCOWAN, John
McDOUGALD, Colin
McGUGAN, Angus
McGUGAN, Duncan
McINTYRE, Angus
McINTYRE, Donald
McINTYRE, Duncan(2)
McKAY, Angus
MCKILLOP, Duncan
McKILLOP, John
McKINLEY, James
McLARTY, Angus
McLEAN, Dugald
McNICOL, John
MITCHELL, John
MUNRO, Arch’d
MUNRO, Duncan
MUNRO, George
PATERSON, Arch’d
PATERSON, Duncan
PATERSON, Hector
PERCAL, Dug’d
PURSELL, Arch’d
PURSELL, Donald
QUIGLEY, William
SAXON, Philip
SMELCH, George
SMITH, Dempster THOMSON, Arch’d
Poll List – Southwold
I do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct statement of the poll list taken in accordance with the proposed By Law at Fingal Town Hall 4th day of April 1856.
Rich’d B. Nicolls, Chairman
Daniel Carpenter, Clerk
[No – 132 Yes – 44]
ARKELL, Henry
ARKELL, William
ATKINS, Henry
BATT, John
BEEDLE ?, Andrew
BEGG, James
BENEDICT, Elijah
BERDAN, Josiah
BEST, Elisha
BISSELL, John
BLACK, Arch’d
BLACK, John
BLACK, Malcolm BOBIER, William
BODINE, Moholon
BOSTWICK, John
BOWEN, Cornelius
BRADY, Terance
BROTHERHOOD, Horace
BROWN, Arch’d
BRYNES, William
BURT, George
BURTCH, James
CALBER, Timothy
CAMPBELL, Arch’d
CAMPBELL, Donald
CAMPBELL, Duncan
CAMPBELL, John (2)
CAMPBELL, John S
CAMPBELL, Malcolm
CAMPBELL, Peter
CARMICHAEL, Arch’ d
CRANDLE, Jesse
CRARY, William
CRAWFORD, Donald
CROSSON, Isaac DINGWALL, John
DOUGHERTY, John
EAD, Richard
EAGON, John
FARROW, John
FLETCHER, John
FOWLER, Alpheus
FULTCHER, Thomas
FULTON, Hugh
FULTON, Samuel
GAMSBECK, Peter
GILBERT, Albert
GILBERT, Elijah
GLASGO, William
GREEN, Phillip H
GURNSEY, James HALL, Henry
HAMILTON, Henry
HAMILTON, John
HAMM, Samuel
HANNON, Henry
HARRIS, Edward
HARRIS, Henry
HEIDTH, Christian
HODGE, Alex’r HORTON, John
HOVEY, Mathias
HUNT, Henry
HUNT, Thomas
KELDAY, Patrick
KELDAY, William
KERNS, Michael
KERR, Colin
KERR, John
LAMB, George
LEACH, Edward
LEACH, Malcolm
LODGE, James
LUMLY, Hans
MARR, David
MARR, John
MARR, Thomas
MARTIN, Richard MASON, John
McALPIN, John
McARTHUR, Dugal McBRIDE, Neil
McCALLUM, Arch’d
McCOLL, Nichols
McCORMICK, Donald
McCORMICK, Duncan
McCOUGAN, Neil McINTYRE, Alex’r
McINTYRE, Arch’d
McINTYRE, John (2)
McINTYRE, Malcolm(2)
McINTYRE,Malcolm
(NLR)
McKAY, Neil
McKILLOP, Duncan McKILLOP, John
McLACHLIN, Arch’d
McLACHLIN, John (2)
McLACHLIN, Neil
McLACHLIN, Thomas
McLARDEY, Duncan
McLASDEY, Arch’d
McLEAN, John
McLEAN, Neil
McLEAN, Peter
McLELLON, James
McMELLON, Campbell
McNABB, Duncan
McNEAL, James
McNISH, Duncan
MEEK, James
MELLOR, Thomas
MITCHELL, James MITCHELL, Robert
MORSE, James
MOSLEY, James
MUNRO, Angus
MUNRO, Donald
MUNRO, John
MUNRO, John (M.R.)
NEAL, William
NEALY, Adam
NEELY, Samuel
NEHCLIFT, Sam’l ORCHARD, John
ORCHARD, Thomas
PARTRIDGE, John
PAYNE, Alfred
POLLOCK, Alex’r
ROATH, Michael
SELLS, Abram
SHAW, Timothy
SHELTZ, John
SHELTZ, Stafford
SHEPHERD, Samuel
SHERRAN, Sturgeon
SILCOX, George
SILCOX, Henry
SILCOX, John
SMITH, John L
STACY, Benjamin
STAFFORD, Cyrus
STAFFORD, Ralph STEPHENS, Hugh
SUTTON, Calvin
SUTTON, Henry
SWISHER, Isaac B
SWISHER, William
TAIT, Francis A
THOMPSON, Bryce
TURNER, Arch’d
TURNER, John
VAIL, G N
VANVELSOR, William
WADDLE, John
WATSON, David
WATSON, Hugh
WATSON, James
WATSON, John
WELTER, David
WELTER, Elijah
WELTER, Isaac
WHERRY, Thomas
WHITCHURCH, Thomas
WILLSON, Mordecai
WILSON, Jeptha
WOOD, James
FUTURE MEETINGS
13 Oct. – Pat Zimmer, director of the Aylmer and District Museum will talk on The Richardson scrapbook (and other material) held by the museum.
10 Nov. – “Roman Catholic Records in Elgin county” is the topic that will be covered by Dennis Mulligan from London.
8 Dec. – This will be our annual Christmas dinner with the members of the Elgin County Historical society. To be held at the Labour Centre, St. Thomas. Get your tickets at Oct. & Nov. meeting.
REGION II MEETING
The Elgin County Branch O.G.S. is sponsoring the Region II annual meeting at the L.D.S. Family History Centre in St. Thomas on Sat., 30th Apr. 1994. Speakers to be: Richard Doherty on “Irish Records” and Jane Zavitz Bond on ” Quaker Records”. Mark the date on your calendar now. Hope to see you there!
NORFOLKLORE ’93
The 17th genealogy fair at Simcoe’s Eva Brook Donly Museum will be held on Sat.,
25th Sept. 1993 from lO am – 4 pm. Come join people from all over Southern Ontario (and sometimes from much farther away). Genealogy societies, UEL groups, booksellers, publishers, libraries and speciality booths (eg. computers) will be there. In addition, a special Loyalist talk by Robert Fellows of the New Brunswick Provincial Archives will be given at about 4 pm.
Tilsonburg Observer – 16 June 1899
Married at the Baptist parsonage (Pt Burwell) by Rev. P.R. Carey on June 7th, 1899, Virgil SCANLAN to Annie Maude SOPER, both of Bayham.
On Tuesday, June 6th, at Calton, an old lady in the person of Mrs. TRUMAN was laid to rest in the cemetery, Rev. P.R. Carey preaching a very earnest and appropriate sermon. Deceased was in her 79th year.
QUERIES
MOSS/MORSE/HUBBARD/DEAN/CLARK/MANN – wish to obtain copies of photos of MOSS/MORSE anc – 1. Daniel MOSS (1784-1877) d ON, Can., Wealthy HUBBARD MOSS w/o Daniel, d 1853 ON. – 2. Daniel Watts MORSE/MOSS (1811-1860) d Ingham Co. MI. Jane (DEAN) w/o Daniel, d Ingham Co MI 1856. 3. Birdsey H. MORSE (1838- 1874) d Eaton Co. MI. Jane Ann (CLARK) (MORSE) (FERGUSON) GARDNER w/o Birdsey d 1901 Ionia Co. MI. 4. Marcella (MORSE) MANN (1867-1892) w/o Elmer MANN d Eaton Co. MI. All info to Olive Hoffman.
PARKER – George d 1838 Yarmouth Twp. Elgin Co. ON. wish to correspond with descendants. All info to Donald and Marjorie Erkfritz.
BILLINGTON – John b ca 1830 where? poss USA settled in North Malahide Twp. or S. Dorchester Twp. bd Necropolis Cemetery, Elgin Co. Wife was Ann WIDNER. Who are prts? Were there any siblings? Any info on this man is most welcome to Mrs. Norma Smith.
GRAM/ HERRINGTON – looking for descendants of Wellington GRAM and Elizabeth HE(A)RRINGTON, Wellington b Westminster Twp. Middlesex Co, Elizabeth b near Pickering, ON later to Avon, Elgin Co. Wellington bd in Dakota, USA., Elizabeth bd St. Thomas, Elgin Co. ON. All correspondence welcomed by Lloyd G. Smith.
BOOKS AVAILABLE
From the Aylmer & District Museum, 14 East St., Aylmer ON, (519-773-9723):
The Capitol Theatre, Talbot St. E, Aylmer, Ontario: Entertaining Memories. Written due to interest in Museum’s community Collection: programs, face masks, theatre photo.
T.Rowe (1857-1934): Aylmer organ/Phonograph Manufacturer. About the unique history of the J.T. Rowe Pump Organ.
From RMB Services, 251 Second St., Stouffville ON, (416)-640-7391: – Burkholders in Ontario: The First Three Generations. The 1st in series of Burkholder families that settled in Ontario, to ca 1880s.
George Thorman has written Myth & Reality: The Chisholm Family in Elgin County 1819 – 1835.
RECORDS – Amherstburg Echo 1874 – 1884
These extractions were sent in by Linda Bunn, Essex Co. O.G.S. The dates of the issues involved are enclosed in brackets. Thank you, Linda.
D – LAMBIE – In St. Thomas, on Aug 15, Grace, w/o Mr. James Lambie, Windsor, & d/o Mr. M. Rosevear of St. Thomas. (20 Aug 1875)
D – CLARK – At Ridgetown, William, s/o Willoughby Clark, of St. Thomas, 20 yrs.(14 Apr 1876)
D – EVELAND – In June 1876, near Port Stanley, David Eveland, 14 yrs. (30 Jun 1876) M – WHITWAM & GIRARDIN – In Amherstburg, on Mar 1, Mr. Eli Whitwam, of St. Thomas, to Annie, eldest d/o Mr. Michael Girardin, of Amherstburg.(9 Mar 1877)
D – ALLWORTH – At residence of Dr. Allworth, Kingsville, on May 15, Navarine Allworth, relict of late John Allworth, of Talbotville, 81 yrs.(25 May 1877)
D – FOLEY – In Anderon, Aug 6, Peter Foley, 25 years; interment at St. Thomas. (10 Aug 1877)
D – FINNIE – In Amherstburg, on Sep 14, John Finnie, aged 90 yrs; a native of Innerkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland; son resides in Aylmer.(21 Sep 1877)
D – GRANT – In Chicago, IL, on Nov 10, Mrs. Ann M. Grant, aged 54 yrs; deceased was d/o the late Capt. R. D. Drake, & sister of ex-Mayor Drake, of St. Thomas, & also of Dr. Drake, of Kingsville. (7 Dec 1877)
M – GILMOUR & THOMAS – At Windsor, on Dec 26, Mr. Matthew J. Gilmour, of Aylmer, married to Miss Alice A. Thomas, of Windsor. (4 Jan 1878)
M – SHAIN & CONOVER – On Sep 5, in Leamington, by Rev. D.D. Burtch, Mr. W.J. Shain, merchant, of St. Thomas, to Miss Carrie M. Conover, of Leamington.(13 Sep 1878)
M – AMBRIDGE & BROOKMAN – In St. Catharines, on Jan 23, by Rev. W. Brookman, father of bride, Miss C.A. Brookman, to Barry Ambridge, of Exchange Bank, Aylmer. (24 Jan 1879)
D – ONGE / ST. ONGE – At St. Thomas, on Jul 7, Annie St. Onge, sister of Mrs. R.R. Canfield, of Kingsville, 20 yrs and 5 mo; buried at Jarvis.(25 Jul 1879)
D – BURNS – In Anderson, on Aug 19, Mrs. Emilie Burns, aged 76 yrs; son Theophile Burns lives in St. Thomas. (22 Aug 1879)
M – DONALDSON & KETTLEWELL – At St. Thomas on Sep 10, John A. Donaldson, of Essex Centre, to Miss Ellen A. Kettlewell, of St. Thomas. ( 19 Sep 1879)
M – SCOTT & DOCHSTADER – In Wellandport, on Sep 24, Thomas H. Scott, of St. Thomas, late of Amherstburg, to Minnie F., 2nd d/o Mr. D. Dochstader.(3 Oct 1879)
M – McMILLAN & BARR – On Oct 23, at residence of bride’s father, Mr. Alexander McMillan, of Dunwich, to Gracie, eldest d/o Robert Barr, of Windsor.(31 Oct 1879) .
Edward Ermatinger,
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the Public he has for sale at his store, corner of Church
Street, a general assortment of
GOODS
OF the best description, which will be sold for cash or approved credit.
TEAS,
WINES,
BRANDY,
Spirits, and other
GROCERIES
of the very best qualities kept constantly on hand.
N.B. CASH paid for WHEAT,
OATS, RYE, CORN, and most other kinds of produce.
St. Thomas, 29th Sept. 1832. 50ft.
AMHERSTBURG ECHO
M – HEARD & COUSE – At London, Oct 13, William Heard, of Amherstburg, to Eliza A., d/o Emsley Couse, of Yarmouth, Elgin Co.(29 Oct 1880)
M – HICKERSON & TURNER – At St. Thomas, Nov 17, Henry J. Hickerson, of Essex Centre, to Jennie Turner, of St. Thomas. (26 Nov 1880)
M – ALLAN & McBRIDE – At Aylmer, Feb 22, R.B. Allan, merchant of Essex Centre, to Alice, d/o A. McBride, of Aylmer.(25 Feb 1881)
D – WARREN – In Chatham, Oct 13, W.W. Warren, dentist, 36 yrs; reared in the family of D. Sutherland, of Orwell, Elgin Co.(21 Oct 1881)
M – KILPATRICK & SHORE – Oct 31, at Essex Centre, D.A. Kilpatrick, of West Lorne, to Charlotte E. Shore.(11 Nov 1881)
M – SHAW & JACKSON – In Arnherstburg, Mar 7, Edwin Robert Shaw, of Ridgetown, to Catharine Jackson, of Amherstburg, formerly of St. Thomas.(10 Mar 1882)
D – SMITH – At Flint, MI, Aug 18, James H. Smith, of G.T. Railway, 35 yrs; brother of Mrs. Mahlon Johnson, of Essex Centre. [Note at end of obit – St. Thomas papers copy]. (10 Sep 1882)
D – WATT – At St. Thomas, May 31, Elias Watt, 52 yrs.(6 Jun 1884)
James Williams,
Plumber & Gas Fitter
Steam & Hot Water Heating
594 Talbot St. East
THOMAS. – ONT.
[1902 Elgin Directory]
MARRIAGE RECORDS
Thanks to Joan Abele Griffin of Kent Co. OGS for the extraction of these marriages of Elgin County people in Wayne County, Michigan (Detroit area). These records are from the first 4 volumes.
DANIEL CARPENTER, age 40, Fingal CW, married CATHERINE MCGREGOR, age 34, of Fingal, 2 Nov 1854 at Detroit.
THOMAS COLE, age 23, St. Thomas, married Miss JULIA HENDERSON, age 17, St. Thomas, 22 Mar 1866 in Detroit at St. Johns Church.
DAVE, age 20, Elgin CW, married MARTHA RAUSTEEL, age 19, Elgin, 14 Jul 1859 at Detroit.
MARTIN DUBS, age 26, Aldborough CW, born Larback, Germany, farmer, married BETSY PATTERSON, age 24, Aldborough, 23 Jun 1868.
HENRY KIRK FIRTH, age 26, Southwold CW, married GERTRUDE CHILD, age 20, Detroit, 31 Aug 1864 at Detroit.
JOHN FITZPATRICK, age 25, Williamstown, Canada, married MARY MCCREA, age 21, Dunwich CW, 11 Apr 1865 at Detroit; wit: Philip MCCREA and Mary MCKENZIE, Dunwich.
CANADIAN HOME JOURNAL – 27 Feb. 1874
Died – WARREN, John. At Buffalo, on Ash Wed. Feb. 17th, John WARREN, in the 80th year of his age.
Married STRONG & CHURCHILL. By the Rev. G.N.A.F.T. Dickson, on the 25th inst, at the Parsonage, Mr. Philip Henry STRONG to Mary A. CHURCHILL, both of the township of Malahide.
Married – VAIL & ROBINS. At the Baptist Parsonage, in Sparta, on the 25th inst, by Pastor J. Since, James B. VAIL of Yarmouth, to Miss Mary E. ROBINS, of Southwold.
Married – HEIDT & WARNER. At the residence of the bride’s father, on the 25 inst, by Rev. W. Fansher, Christian W. HEIDT to Esther A. WARNER, both of Southwold.
BORN – McMILLAN. Near Largie, on the 16th inst, the wife of Mr. Daniel McMILLAN, teacher, of a son.
ORIGIN OF FAMILY NAMES
An article found in the London Free Press, 13 Jan 1894. Originally from the St. Louis Globe Democrat. [J.Bircham]
INMAN and TAVERNER formerly entertained travelers.
SEAMER and SEYMOUR are the descendants of tailors.
PAYNE, PAINE and the like are contractions of pagan.
TYER, TYERMAN and their kinfolks were once hairdressers; so also were the COIFERS and COTFERS.
POULTER was the man who sold fowls; his name may be recognized in POWLTER, PULTER and PULITER.
MERCER was a general storekeeper, and his memory is embalmed in the MERCERS, MARCERS and MARCYS.
CLARK was the village penman and the father of a long line who spell their one name in many ways.
HORNE is an official name. Its original owner carried the king’s horn when majesty was at the chase.
STARCH and STARK were synonymous, which accounts for the abundance of the STARKS, formerly manufacturers of, or dealers in this article.
Heifer herds were yeat herds, hence the YEATMANS and YEATERS.
COWHERDS, COHERDS and COWARTS were the men who tended the herds of cows.
SWAIN was formerly a man who kept hogs, and his descendants are the SWAINES, SWAYNES and perhaps also the SWAIMS, SWINNERTS, and HOGGARTS.
CHURCH, CHURCHMAN and CHURCHER had a father who lived by the church; BROOKS, BROOKER, BROOKMAN, by the stream; WELLS, WELLER, WELLMAN and CROSSWELLER, by the town pump.
TILLER, TILLMAN, MOWYER, DYKER and DYKERMAN, HEDGER and DITCHER are all derived from agricultural employments; so are MARLER, CLAYER, CHALKER, AKERMAN and many others.
SMITH’S former popularity is attested by GOLDSMITH, ARROWSMITH, BILLSMITH, SPEARSMITH, NEESMITH OR NAILSMITH, BUCKSMITH OR BUCKELSMITH, LOCKSMITH and many other compounds.
CLOUGH was once a narrow valley or cleft between two hills, and to this word the CLIFFS, CLIVES, CLEWES, CLIFFORDS, CLEVELANDS, TUNNYCLIFFS, SUTCLIFFS, RADCLIFFS AND FAIRCLOUGHS owe their names.
HAY was formerly a hedge, and the HAYES, HAEGHS, HAYNES, HAWES, LINDSAYS, formerly LINDSHAY, HAYWOODS, HAYLAND, HAYLEYS, HAWLEYS, HAWORTHS and other families thus found a name.
1993 EXECUTIVE
Past Chairperson – Marg Daugharty
Chairperson – Lloyd Smith
1st Vice Chairperson – Don Cosens
2nd Vice chairperson – J. Bircham
Treasurer – Marg Daugharty
Secretary – Stan Daugharty
– Frank Clarke
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MEETINGS are held on the 2nd Wed. of the month in the Carnegie Room of the St.
Thomas Public Library, St. Thomas, except Dec. which is reserved for a social evening. There are DO meetings in July & Aug. All visitors are welcome. The ELGIN co. OGS LIBRARY is located in the George Thorman room of the St. Thomas Public Library and is open to the public for the same hours as the public library.
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